THINK PINK in the wilds of East Africa. At Tanzania’s Lake Natron, lesser flamingoes are a pastel crowd, their salmon-colored plumage glowing as vast flocks fly overhead or wade in a shallow lake.

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. The world's most seemingly-toxic lakes are under threat. And they are also home to one of our most familiar birds: ...

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Tata Chemicals, a division of the biggest multinational industrial conglomerate in India, is planning to build a huge soda ash plant at Lake Natron, one of the most important lakes for waterbirds in ...

Why it's incredible: The lake is so alkaline, it burns the skin and eyes of most animals and turns some to "stone." Lake Natron has a chemical makeup that is so harsh, it is uninhabitable for most ...

They say Lake Natron is the most toxic lake on Earth. The alkalinity in the water is not far off from household bleach. The wind barely ruffles the lake’s salt-saturated water, making it act as a ...

Deep in Tanzania, there is a mysterious lake called Lake Natron. This lake is not like any other. Its waters are so harsh that they can burn the skin and eyes of most animals. And if an animal dies in ...

Flamingos at Lake Nakuru in Nakuru county. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Rising water levels at Lake Nakuru and Bogoria in the Rift Valley has interfered with the habitat of flamingos leading to a ...

A body of water in Tanzania has the ability to kill off numerous animals yet provide a breeding ground for others like flamingos. It's called Lake Natron, and, according to a recent Smithsonian.com ...

It is a breathtaking sight. Pops of pink, red and white beautifully float on the vast mass of water, signifying the return of flamingos to Lake Bogoria. The grunts and growls from the thousands of ...